一篇有价值的合肥地方史文献——唐代陈鸿《庐州同食馆记》笺说

陈鸿是中唐时期一位具有进步思想的士大夫和作家。其《庐州同食馆记》是一篇颇有价值的合肥地方史文献。首先,它提供了一组合肥的地方史知识,如唐朝时合肥的城池、庐州的“郡道”以及“郡米”的漕运情况,尤其是关于“同食馆”的记载非常珍贵;其次,它反映了中唐社会藩镇跋扈、作乱及其对合肥的重大影响。     

Transnational queer sociological analysis of sexual identity and civic‐political activism in Hong Kong,Taiwan and mainland China

The sociology of homosexuality lacks engagement with queer theory and postcolonialism and focuses primarily on the global metropoles, thus failing to provide a plausible account of non‐Western non‐normative sexual identities. This research adopts the author’s newly proposed transnational queer sociology to address these deficiencies. First, it critiques the Western model of sexual identity predominantly employed to elucidate non‐Western, non‐normative sexualities. It does so by examining not only the queer flows between West and non‐West but also those among and within non‐Western contexts to produce translocally shared and mutually referenced experiences. Second, the proposed approach combines sociology with queer theory by emphasizing the significant role of material, as well as discursive, analyses in shaping queer identities, desires and practices. This article employs the approach to examine young gay male identities, as revealed in 90 in‐depth interviews conducted in Hong Kong (n = 30), Taiwan (Taipei, n = 30) and mainland China (Shanghai, n = 30) between 2017 and 2019. More specifically, it highlights the interplay between the state and identity by investigating the intersection and intertwining effects of these young men’s sexual and cultural/national identities, revealing three different forms of civic‐political activism. The article both demonstrates the way in which sexuality and the state are mutually constituted and provides nuanced analysis of the heterogeneity of contemporary homosexualities in Hong Kong, Taiwan and mainland China. In applying a new sociological approach to understanding sexuality, this research joins the growing body of scholarship within sociology that is decentring the Western formation of universal knowledge.     

Expediting youth's entry into employment whilst overlooking precariousness: Flexi‐employability and disciplinary activation in Hong Kong

With an emphasis placed on supply‐side interventions such as skills training and incentives enhancement, active labor market polices (ALMPs) are strongly promoted by international organizations and widely adopted across different welfare regimes to boost employment rates. This article first presents the under‐examined relationship between ALMPs and employment precariousness, which has posed a challenge to the neoliberal notion of employability and activation. Youth‐focused employment policies tend to speed up employment entry whilst downplaying the risk of precariousness and the importance of job quality, and thus further reinforcing the belief that engaging in precarious employment is tolerable if not inevitable. The article then examines the case of Hong Kong, which illustrates that its relatively low rate of youth unemployment may conceal the unfavorable employment conditions confronted by youth. It is argued that the service‐led employment policies and short‐term vocational training define the employability of young workers in terms of labor flexibilities. The coined phase of “flexi‐employability” is characterized by promoting youth's readiness for, and adaptability to, the volatilities and changing demands of the labor market. Arguably, the disciplinary approach to youth activation would only strengthen the work‐first principle by enforcing young people to take up jobs available and leave welfare as soon as possible, but without thoroughly addressing the risks and insecurities generated by the labor market in undermining their well‐being.     

房地产税的改革:香港地区经验与制度构建

香港地区和大陆地区都实行土地国有制度与土地批租制度,其房地产税制度是世界上比较完备的地区之一,它的房地产税在保有环节主要体现为物业税和差饷税。借鉴香港地区房地产税模式的相关经验,从征税范围与纳税人、计税依据与税率以及税收减免等方面来完善大陆地区的房地产税制度,以此来解决大陆地区的不具有可持续性的"土地财政"现象。     

《红楼梦》英译与中国文化传递

<红楼梦>英译工作始于1830年,至1986年结束,大致可分为四个翻译期:即发轫期、断残期、编译期和全译期.文化传递也从无到有,从部分到全面.本文着重分析一个编译本和两个全译本,指出中国文化传递的真正开始是以王际真的编译本为标志,而杨译本和霍译本则采用各种翻译策略全面传递了中国文化.     

Social Harmony in Hong Kong: Level,Determinants and Policy Implications

This study aims at ascertaining how Hong Kong people perceive Hong Kong as a harmonious society. It also identifies the elements that are most conducive to social harmony in Hong Kong, so that the government could take reference when formulating new policies. 1,062 adults residents were asked to rate their perceived level of social harmony and their satisfaction with 36 items (divided into three dimensions: public governance, society, and economy, family and work) for which the research team believes would be influencing the perceived level of social harmony. Results show that the average rating of social harmony was 5.57 (out of 10), delineating a moderate level of social harmony. Subsequent multivariate factor analysis and regression analysis show that the four extracted factors (from the three dimensions) had significant impacts on the level of social harmony. These were, in order of significance: (a) public governance, (b) social solidarity and respect, (c) economy/family/work and, (d) social tolerance and progressiveness. According to the factor loadings of each significant factor, we identified four core values which we hope the government would consider when formulating new policies, as follows: (1) A Justice Government with Sincerity on Communication, (2) Mutual Support and Respect with Integrity and Dedication, (3) Dedication to One’s Job and Community by Helping the Needed and, (4) Creativity and Progressiveness with Tolerance. Implications for policy making are discussed. The study was conducted under the direction and guidance of the Fostering Social Harmony Task Force of the Hong Kong Professionals and Senior Executives Association (HKPASEA). The authors acknowledge the kind support and assistance provided by the Council Members of HKPASEA and staff members of the Centre for Corporate Governance and Financial Policy at Hong Kong Baptist University. We are also grateful to Prof. Alex Michalos and Prof. P. K. Ip for their comments and suggestions given at the International Conference on National Well-Being held in November 2006 at the National Central University, Taiwan.     

从认知视角解读《红楼梦》中的“性”委婉语

委婉语被大量使用在日常交际和文学作品中。《红楼梦》中的性场面描写,大量采用委婉语。利用认知语言学中的原型范畴、隐喻和转喻理论探析了“性”委婉语的生成机制,这些机制通过制造认知过程阻碍,婉曲提及禁忌语来实现委婉效果。     

垓下聚遗址当在濠城东北二十余里处

《史记》本纪与世家记载的公元前202年楚汉相争最后决战发生在垓下毋庸置疑。两汉人士也从无疑义。《汉书.地理志》及汉魏旧注均认定垓下乃沛郡国下属的聚邑,与陈郡无涉。《史记正义》所主垓下＂在亳州真源县东十里说＂无文献根据,且自相矛盾,不可采信。从《汉书.地理志》本注体例可知垓下聚与城属于不同层级,决非同地。近年安徽固镇县濠城镇北＂霸王城＂（原名圩里村）考古发掘成果,证实此处为＂大汶口文化最早的遗址＂,亦为秦汉城遗址,具有重大历史文化价值;但认定即垓下聚遗址,既与汉魏权威文献违戾,亦有移花接木之嫌,恐难以成立。据唐《元和郡县志》及宋《太平寰宇记》的记载,垓下聚遗址应在濠城镇东北二十余里处探寻。     

女性的三重困境——《女勇士》的第三世界女性主义解读

运用第三世界女性主义理论分析《女勇士》中华裔美国女性同时遭受的种族压迫、性别压迫和阶级压迫,从而证明美国女性主义在分析华裔美国女性境遇时的偏颇,指出华裔美国女性在追求解放的过程中要同时反抗三重压迫。     

洪江十大会馆神祉文化解读

洪江十大会馆的主要功能是祀神,祀神既是会馆的教化方式,又是会馆移民的精神寄托所在。洪江十大会馆神祉文化具有区域性、世俗性、象征性和兼容性等特征。